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Woof™ For 16th Best Season in History of UGA Football #6 Final AP Poll (SEC Champs)

ATHENS, Ga. – Following a historic week for the University of Georgia soccer program, redshirt junior midfielder Summer Denigan and freshman forward Lily Kate Elphick received Southeastern Conference weekly honors, as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

Denigan was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, while Elphick was tabbed as SEC Freshman of the Week. Denigan was previously awarded the honor in October 2023 following her performance at Tennessee. It is the first career honor for Elphick. Denigan powered the Georgia (3-1-0) attack in shutout wins over No. 12 North Carolina and Michigan. On Thursday, the Union, Kentucky native scored the winning goal in the 51st minute, crashing the net and finishing off a deflected shot. She followed it up in the 72nd minute with an assist to Elphick, setting up the goal to clinch the Bulldogs' first-ever victory over the Tar Heels. On Sunday, Denigan scored the winning goal for the third-consecutive match, blasting a strike from 25 yards out to put the Bulldogs on the board. Later, in the 49th minute, she headed in a pass from teammate BK Harris to make the margin, 2-0. For the week, she tallied seven points, three goals (two game-winners), and an assist.

Elphick continued the strong start to her Georgia career as she helped clinch Georgia's win over North Carolina with a blistering left-footed goal from inside the 18, extending the lead to 2-0 and sealing the historic victory. In her first four appearances as a Bulldog, the Roswell native has only two shots with both resulting in goals from long distance. Denigan, Elphick, and the rest of the Georgia soccer team will close their five-match season-opening homestand this Thursday against North Florida at 6:30 p.m. at the Turner Soccer Complex.

ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia Football is 101-27-3 in season openers including 9-0 in the Kirby Smart era. The Bulldogs have won 11 straight openers. The last defeat came in 2013 at #8 Clemson (38-35 over #5 Georgia). This will be the second meeting between the two schools. Marshall is under the direction of first-year coach Tony Gibson. He replaced Charles Huff who left for Southern Miss shortly after winning the Sun Belt Conference last year. MU entered bowl season with a 10-3 mark and on a seven-game winning streak, but a significant number of players jumped into the portal following Huff's departure, and Marshall pulled out of the Independence Bowl. Gibson's first recruiting class features 61 new players. In 2025, Marshall will wear green helmets, a first since 2009. In 2004, Georgia played host to Marshall, and the visitors took an early 3-0 lead on a 33-yard field goal by Ian O'Connor. It was set up by a 57-yard completion from Stan Hill to Emmanuel Spann on the first play from scrimmage. The Bulldog defense would blank the Thundering Herd the rest of the way for a 13-3 win as Marshall managed just 160 yards of offense.

In 2024, the Bulldogs made their fourth straight appearance in the SEC Championship Game (SECCG) and seventh overall trip under Smart. After a 22-19 overtime win over then No. 2 Texas, the Bulldogs claimed their 15th SEC title in school history and the No. 2 seed in the CFP. Georgia owns the nation's longest active bowl streak at 28 seasons. Since 2019, the Bulldogs are 7-1 in their past eight bowl/CFP matchups after a CFP quarterfinal loss to #5 Notre Dame in the 2025 Sugar Bowl. Georgia is 39-3 against non-conference teams in the Smart era including 22-1 at home. The only losses have been in the 2025 CFP quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl (#5 Notre Dame 23-10), the 2019 Sugar Bowl (Texas 28-21) and in 2016 in Athens (Ga. Tech 28-27).

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